Poetry & Prose

Learn more about Johannah's nonfiction and poetry projects.

“I'm always writing. My personal practice and projects fuel all of my creative efforts. Keeping the inspiration engine warm is not only a vital part of my sense of purpose, but keeps me connected to others who are pursuing their own creative visions.” — Johannah

CURRENT PROJECTS

Transylvania Blue is a biography about my great uncle's escape from the Nazis and then Soviet occupation to freedom in Canada. It intertwines memory, historical and current context, and personal anecdotes to reconstruct the life of a man whose experiences reveal both the worst and the best of human potential. It's a story of the Jewish experience surrounding the Holocaust, and it's a human story with important insights for our lives as individuals living during extraordinary times.

AWARDS & PUBLICATIONS

Johannah’s poetry has appeared in Superstition Review, Sycamore Review, Puerto del Sol, GSU Review, Northwest Review, Peregrine, and elsewhere. Her copywriting has been translated into a variety of languages and distributed internationally. She is a two-time winner of the Associated Writing Programs Intro Journals Award and was a finalist for the New Issues book award.

EDUCATION

Master of Fine Arts in Creative WritingColorado State University

Bachelor of Arts in English (Minor: Cinema)Binghamton University (Summa Cum Laude, with Honors)

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helio (sun) + graph (writing): "sun writing"; a device that reflects light to communicate across distances; a metaphor for the concept of merging inspiration and technique to create clear, compelling communications